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• McDonald's learns hard lesson: Don't let the internet name your products - CNET

  21-07-2016 23:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Want slurs with your fries? Learn from Boaty McBoatface. An online promotion tasted pretty terrible for a McDonald's New Zealand site.
  
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• 'Star Trek Beyond' red carpet premiere brings stars to San Diego (photos) - CNET

  21-07-2016 23:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The third movie in the rebooted series got an outdoor IMAX premiere during San Diego Comic-Con 2016.
  
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• Cleveland native takes you beyond the RNC in photos - CNET

  21-07-2016 23:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A cinematographer from Cleveland gives us a tour of his hometown, highlighting the Republican convention's host city and its visitors this week through the eyes of both.
  
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• AT&T's 'thanks' keeps existing phone customers happy, but doesn't win new ones - CNET

  21-07-2016 23:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Competition is fierce in wireless as AT&T focuses on new businesses like video and its DirecTV acquisition for future growth.
  
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• BlackBerry CEO calls helping law enforcement 'civic duty,' takes swipe at Apple

  21-07-2016 23:03
  
  Cooperating with law enforcement is "our basic civic responsibility," BlackBerry CEO John Chen told reporters at a media Q&A at the BlackBerry Security Summit in New York.
  
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• ​'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice' superbly skewered in parody video - CNET

  21-07-2016 23:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Disappointed by the latest superhero action movie by director Zack Snyder? You're not alone. Let Honest Trailers deliver some hard truths about "Batman v Superman."
  
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• T-Mobile to offer unlimited high-speed data in Brazil for Olympic games - CNET

  21-07-2016 22:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Uncarrier is celebrating the games next month by throwing in unlimited LTE data as well as free calls and texting for subscribers who are in Brazil.
  
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• Your iPhone or Mac could be hacked with one iMessage - CNET

  21-07-2016 22:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Security gaps in almost every version of iOS and OS X make your Apple device vulnerable to attack.
  
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• All the movies and TV shows arriving on Hulu, August 2016 - CNET

  21-07-2016 22:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Lots of fun movies like "Clerks," "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure" and "Silence of the Lambs make their way to Hulu along with lots of TV shows.
  
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• Pandora reportedly turned down a $3.4B offer - CNET

  21-07-2016 22:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Liberty Media, which owns Sirius XM, offered to buy the streaming service for $15 per share, according to The Wall Street Journal.
  
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• Facebook's self-flying, solar-powered, Wi-Fi airplane nails first flight - CNET

  21-07-2016 22:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  One small step for Facebook, and one giant step for Wi-Fi worldwide.
  
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• Google just made reading comics on smartphones a lot easier - CNET

  21-07-2016 22:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  At San Diego Comic-Con, the search giant unveils a feature called Bubble Zoom, which enlarges speech bubbles with the push of a button.
  
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• Witness a year in the life of Earth, as seen from 1 million miles away - CNET

  21-07-2016 22:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  One of NASA's farflung eyes in the sky offers a unique perspective on our planet over the course of a year.
  
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• Android anti-malware feature boot verification will be strictly enforced in Nougat OS

  21-07-2016 21:46
  
  A system integrity feature that prohibits Android mobile devices from booting when the presence of malware is suspected will now be strictly enforced in version 7.0.
  
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• Harry Potter script the most preordered book of 2016 - CNET

  21-07-2016 21:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Publishing magic! The release of "Cursed Child" will make for a happy birthday present for both the now-grown wizard and author J.K. Rowling.
  
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• Mitsubishi recalls nearly 200,000 cars for suspension detachment - Roadshow

  21-07-2016 21:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Thanks a lot, salt.
  
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• Brooding 'Riverdale' looks like it could be crazy fun - CNET

  21-07-2016 21:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Warner Bros. Television debuts the pilot for this updated, darker soap-opera-ish take on the classic Archie Comics characters.
  
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• See new star of Amazon's 'The Tick' squeezed into the blue bodysuit - CNET

  21-07-2016 21:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Spoon! Time to practice your battle cry. Amazon reveals a first look and premiere date for its live-action "Tick" reboot.
  
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• BlackBerry CEO chides Apple over 'civil responsibility' - CNET

  21-07-2016 21:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Technically Incorrect: John Chen still finds fault with Apple's refusal to unlock a terrorist's iPhone, arguing that companies must pitch in "if the world is in danger."
  
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• Mercedes, Ferrari still selling cars with iffy Takata airbag inflators - Roadshow

  21-07-2016 20:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  These cars will eventually be subject to a recall to have those parts replaced, but for now, selling 'em is totally legal.
  
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• McLaren has one thing Tesla doesn't: Profits - Roadshow

  21-07-2016 20:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Woking's actually in its third year of profitability, and it's building nothing but insanely expensive supercars.
  
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• The last VCR manufacturer in Japan will close shop next month - CNET

  21-07-2016 20:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Only one month left to pick up that VCR you've had on your eye on for the last 30 years.
  
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• 'Powerless' adds laughs to the DC Universe - CNET

  21-07-2016 20:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  As long as it doesn't rely solely on references to DC Comics lore, this sitcom could take off.
  
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• Alleged owner of world's most visited BitTorrent site arrested

  21-07-2016 20:31
  
  A Ukrainian man was arrested Wednesday in Poland for allegedly owning and operating one of the world's largest BitTorrent distribution sites.
  
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• Group dates come to Tinder - CNET

  21-07-2016 20:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Say hello to Tinder Social, a new feature that makes it easier for groups to get together.
  
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• Farsight Security Services promotes Robert Batch to IT administrator

  21-07-2016 20:00
  
  Farsight Security Services has promoted Robert Batch, a 12-year veteran employee, to IT administrator.
  
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• Apple Watch rules smartwatch market despite lower shipments - CNET

  21-07-2016 19:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Consumers may be holding off on purchasing Apple's smartwatch in anticipation of the next version, according to research firm IDC.
  
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• 'Right Sector' hackers attempt to blackmail Polish government

  21-07-2016 19:30
  
  A group claiming to be a far-right Ukrainian nationalist group has attempted to blackmail the Polish ministry of defence.
  
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• SeaWorld hacker and bomb hoaxer escapes prison sentence

  21-07-2016 19:18
  
  Judge says jail is of no benefit to teen who hacked SeaWorld and sent bomb threats to the White House.
  
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• Cicis Pizza delivers the bad news, confirms breach at 138 locations

  21-07-2016 19:16
  
  Cicis Pizza has officially acknowledged a payment card data breach in 138 of its restaurant locations, after reports of a point-of-sale malware attack first came to light last month.
  
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• Rapid7 appoints Marc Brown and Tom Schodorf to Board of Directors

  21-07-2016 19:00
  
  Rapid7 has appointed Marc Brown and Tom Schodorf to its Board of Directors.
  
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• Major Enterprise Software Products Affected by Flaws in Oracle SDKs

  21-07-2016 18:57
  A total of 18 vulnerabilities found by researchers in Oracle’s Outside In Technology libraries could expose the products of numerous major software vendors to attacks.
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• The RNC dominates Twitter (The 3:59, Ep. 82) - CNET

  21-07-2016 18:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  On today's podcast, we also talk about group dating on Tinder and Apple lining its pockets with Pokemon Go cash.
  
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• Microsoft given 3 months to fix Windows 10 security and privacy

  21-07-2016 18:30
  
  The privacy watchdog says the OS is gobbling excessive data, snooping on browsing without user consent, and weakening security by not limiting PIN entries.
  
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• Library of Congress systems back to normal after four-day DDoS attack

  21-07-2016 18:27
  
  After a four-day long DDoS assault, the Library of Congress announced its computer systems have returned to normal.
  
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• Second BT outage calls into question security of critical infrastructure

  21-07-2016 18:10
  
  Two internet outages on consecutive days in separate internet exchanges in Docklands, London, calls into question the security of the country's critical communications infrastructure.
  
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• WordPress Summer of Pwnage: 64 holes in 21 days

  21-07-2016 18:00
  
  As the Pwnage summer heat rages on, hackers find 64 holes in popular publishing platform, WordPress
  
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• Mr. Robot: Season 2 Episode 2 – digging into the details

  21-07-2016 17:52
  
  We're taking a close look at the security concepts in Mr. Robot episode 2, season 2.
  
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• Thai police arrest Russian, Uzbeki for alleged cybertheft

  21-07-2016 17:48 via news.yahoo.com
  BANGKOK (AP) — A Russian man and an Uzbek woman were arrested at beach resorts in Thailand and accused of stealing more than $28.5 million by planting malware on the victims' computers and depleting bank accounts in the United States and other countries.
  
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• Crime in UK Now Most Likely to be Cyber Crime

  21-07-2016 17:27
  There were nearly six million fraud and cyber crimes committed in the UK in the 12 months to March 2016, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) .
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• Persistent XSS Patched in WooCommerce WordPress Plugin

  21-07-2016 15:56
  An update released this week by the developers of WooCommerce, the popular ecommerce plugin for WordPress, patches a flaw that could allow attackers to hijack vulnerable websites.
  Han Sahin, co-founder of Dutch security firm Securify, discovered that WooCommerce is plagued by a persistent cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.
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• Chrome 52 Patches 48 Vulnerabilities

  21-07-2016 15:25
  Google on Wednesday released Chrome 52 in the stable channel and revealed that no less than 48 security vulnerabilities were resolved in the popular web browser.read more
  
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• How Connected Cars are Driving Greater Security Concerns

  21-07-2016 14:23
  Early in 2001, before I was even in the IT Security business, I saw a glimpse of the future. While at a CIO conference dinner, I started talking to a gentleman who was responsible for the IT infrastructure behind an emerging new service called OnStar. The conversation soon turned to the many challenges he faced—problems that were not readily apparent to the automobile industry, much less the general population.
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• Firefox Blocks Flash Content to Improve Security

  21-07-2016 13:59
  Starting next month, the Firefox Web browser will block certain Flash content to improve the security of its users and to ensure faster page loads.
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• Critical Flaws Found in Dell SonicWALL Product

  21-07-2016 13:55
  Managed security risk assessment provider Digital Defense has identified several vulnerabilities in the Dell SonicWALL Global Management System (GMS), a platform that allows organizations to centrally manage their SonicWALL solutions. The vendor has released a hotfix to patch the issues.
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• Special Report: How the New York Fed fumbled over the Bangladesh Bank heist

  21-07-2016 13:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  When hackers broke into the computers of Bangladesh's central bank in February and sent fake payment orders, the Fed was tricked into paying out $101 million. It was a "total fluke" that the New York Fed did not pay out the $951 million requested by the hackers, said a person familiar with the Fed's handling of the matter. The Reuters examination has also found that the payment orders sent by the hackers were exceptional in several ways.
  
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• How millions from the Bangladesh Bank heist disappeared

  21-07-2016 13:03 via news.yahoo.com
  By Krishna N. Das and Jonathan Spicer DHAKA/NEW YORK (Reuters) - When the Federal Reserve Bank of New York cleared five transactions made by the Bangladesh Bank hackers, the money went in two directions. The Sri Lankan transaction contained a small but crucial error: The money was being sent to a bank account in the name of a nonprofit foundation, but the electronic message spelled it "fundation." That prompted Deutsche Bank, an intermediary in the transaction, and a Sri Lankan bank to contact B
  
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• Union chief: understaffing security, fire positions at Navy Pier could lead to dispute

  21-07-2016 13:00
  Top Priority Sector: disaster_preparedness_emergency_responseCHICAGO July 19, 2016 Unfair labor practices coupled with concerns over understaffing and job security for 160 fire safety and security officers could lead to a labor dispute at Navy Pier.The officers are employed by SMG and represented by Teamsters Local 727.Additionally, Navy Pier Inc. said it plans to terminate its contract with SMG later this year and replace the officers with nonunion minimum wage security guards.Homepage pos
  
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• SCADAfence partners with Gigamon for joint cybersecurity solution

  21-07-2016 13:00
  Top Priority Sector: cyber_securityBE'ER SHEVA, Israel, July 19, 2016 SCADAfence, a pioneer in securing industrial networks in smart manufacturing industries, announced today it has joined Gigamon's (NYSE: GIMO) ecosystem partner program to provide a joint cybersecurity solution.Homepage position: 1read more
  
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• Passport CEO tells Congress technology available to scan for radioactive materials

  21-07-2016 13:00
  Top Priority Sector: cbrne_detectionN. BILLERICA, MA July 20, 2016 Responding to questions raised during a congressional hearing on nuclear smuggling risks in the United States, Passport Systems, Inc. affirmed today that it has developed state-of-the-art radiation detection technology that can help domestic and foreign seaports thwart nuclear terrorists seeking to transport radioactive materials.Homepage position: 1read more
  
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